Palmeiras enjoy best derby run under Abel Ferreira | OneFootball

Before the break for the FIFA international window, Palmeiras secured its place at the top of the Brazilian Championship by beating São Paulo 1-0 at Morumbi, in a match valid for the eighth round of the competition. With the result, the team maintained a 100% record in derbies this season and reached its longest winning streak in matches against its biggest rivals from São Paulo under Abel Ferreira.

The Choque-Rei in the Brasileirão was Palmeiras’ fifth derby in 2026. Before that, the team had faced its biggest rivals from the capital on four occasions in the Paulista: twice against São Paulo, once against Corinthians, and once against Santos.

The five consecutive wins surpass Palmeiras’ previous best derby mark under Abel, which was four straight victories between April and June 2022. On that occasion, the run against Corinthians (3-0), Santos (1-0), and São Paulo (2-1), all in the Brasileirão, was ended by a defeat to Tricolor in the Copa do Brasil round of 16.

In the same year, Palmeiras repeated a run of three wins on two other occasions: in March and between July and September.

Abel Ferreira in derbies with Palmeiras

Since the arrival of the Portuguese coaching staff in October 2020, Palmeiras have played 71 São Paulo derbies, with 36 wins, 20 draws, and 15 losses.

See Palmeiras’ results in derbies in 2026:

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